Project Election 2008

Here are the Election Issues important to our Sixth Grade Students:

6th Grade Political Issues

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Here are the Election Issues important to our Fifth Grade Students:

5th Grade Political Issues

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Resources Used to Explore The Issues in Depth:

• PBS-elementary lesson plans on election http://tinyurl.com/6c3vf7
• Mid Aug issue of Cable in the Classroom magazine will have "teaching the election"
• Also from CIC, see http://tinyurl.com/6g7br7. Made for teens but says users of all ages can play.
• C-SPAN Classroom also has good materials
• From Kathleen Ferenz, Google Certified Educator: Google-Googlelitics-Politics: http://sites.google.com/site/googlitics
• A project we were considering for the fall (from Lisa Parisi) - http://surfaquarium.com/NCC/
• A place to register for mock elections http://tiny.cc/2RQnV
• Our Courts located at: http://www.ourcourts.org/ Project created with the help of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to help children learn about their government, its history, and the importance of being a good citizen
• Intel® Teach Unit Plan on the Electoral College (unit can be modified for 5th grade) : Electoral College Unit
• Lights, Camera . . . Debate; and Worksheet on How to Watch a Presidential Debate
  NCTE consultant Frank Baker gives advice on how to use a media-literacy perspective when watching the presidential debates. Cable in the Classroom, September 2008 (scroll down to article and worksheet)
• National Writing Project Election Project - Writing Our Project(excellent Issues)
• Time for Kids
• Scholastic Election News
• Meet the Candidates
• Meet the Presidential Candidates
• Election Kit
• Election 2008
• Electing a President
• YLI Mock Election
• PBS News for Students

From Scholastic - interactive activities to learn about the election process

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  TIME for kids - Election Connection

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  From PBS Kids - Interactive activities to learn about the election process.

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  Kids pick the president, interactive activities and information about electing the president

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• || Kids pick the president, interactive activities and information about electing the president ||
• Kids pick the president, interactive activities and information about electing the president ||
• TIME for kids - Election Connection